Preventing sentinel events caused by family members.

Yolanda Wall; Donald D. Kautz

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Preventing sentinel events caused by family members.

November 21, 2016

Wall Y, Kautz DD. Dimens Crit Care Nurs. 2011;30(1):25-7.

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This commentary discusses errors in patient care caused by family members and suggests that involving patients and families in patient awareness programs can help prevent such incidents.

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